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Passport - Issued to Evelyn May Rowell, United Kingdom, 1920
Reg. No: HT 19
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- Summary:
- British Passport issued to Evelyn Rowell in 1920. Evelyn migrated to Australia from England in 1921 on the Beltana. A domestic servant, she came out from Basingstoke to meet up with her sister who was already settled in Australia (and may have assisted her with her fare). Evelyn worked on a cattle station in Queensland where she met her future husband Charles Warr, who was working as a roustabout.
Evelyn and Charles had seven children and settled in Wangaratta, living a simple life, camping out with Charles working at a rope works, as well as doing some timber work and flourmilling - this was Depression time. In the 1940s, the family moved to Parkdale. - Description:
- Blue card with gold stamped British coat of arms entitled 'Passport'; includes photo and personal details.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mr Charles Warr, 2001
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 17.50 cm (Height), 0.40 cm (Width), 11.50 cm (Length) |
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| Tagged with: | immigration, identifications, immigration policies, citizenship, british immigration |
| Themes this item is part of: | Migration Collection, Getting In, Immigration Museum Exhibition, 2003-2015 |
| Primary Classification: | MIGRATION |
| Secondary Classification: | Processing - Planning & Departure |
| Tertiary Classification: | identification |
| Inscriptions: | Inscribed: PASSPORT / 269678 / Miss E. M. Rowell |
| Issued By: | United Kingdom: Government, London, England, Great Britain, 1920 |
| Issued To: | Evelyn Rowell, London, England, Great Britain, 1920 |
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